| Obama Signs Agenda 21-Related Executive Order |
| Written by Raven Clabough |
| Wednesday, 22 June 2011 12:04 President Obama signed his 86th executive order (13575) on June 9, which established the White House Rural Council (WHRC). According to The Blaze, the Executive Order seems to be in line with the United Nations radical Agenda 21, as it is designed “to begin taking control over almost all aspects of the lives of 16 percent of the American people.” Evidence of this can be found in Section One of the Executive Order, which reads:
Section 1. Policy. Sixteen percent of the American
population lives in rural counties. Strong, sustainable rural communities are
essential to winning the future and ensuring American competitiveness in the
years ahead. These communities supply our food, fiber, and energy, safeguard our
natural resources, and are essential in the development of science and
innovation. Though rural communities face numerous challenges, they also present
enormous economic potential. The Federal Government has an important role to
play in order to expand access to the capital necessary for economic growth,
promote innovation, improve access to health care and education, and expand
outdoor recreational activities on public lands.
As the Executive Order references “sustainable rural communities,” it raises
a few eyebrows, since that is one of the key phrases found in the UN plan for
sustainable development known as Agenda 21. The order admits that it intends to
seize greater power over “food, fiber, and energy,” items that are key to human
sustenance.The mission and function of the White House Rural Council, according to the Executive Order, is as follows: “The Council shall work across executive departments, agencies, and offices to coordinate development of policy recommendations to promote economic prosperity and quality of life in rural America, and shall coordinate my Administration’s engagement with rural communities.” The order doesn't at all camouflage the levels of authority it will achieve. In order to reach the mission set out, the Executive Order states that the council will “make recommendations to the President, through the Director of the Domestic Policy Council and the Director of the National Economic Council, on streamlining and leveraging Federal investments in rural areas, where appropriate, to increase the impact of Federal dollars and create economic opportunities to improve the quality of life in rural America.” Analyzing the language of the document, The Blaze questions, “is there a hint that a ‘rural stimulus plan’ might be in the making? Will the Federal government start pumping money into farmlands under the guise of creating ‘economic opportunities to improve the quality of life in rural America?’ ” The order also states that the WHRC will “coordinate and increase the effectiveness of Federal engagement with rural stakeholders, including agricultural organizations, small businesses, education and training institutions, healthcare providers, telecommunications services providers, research and land grant institutions, law enforcement, State, local, and tribal governments, and nongovernmental organizations regarding the needs of rural America.” In other words, the federal government will seemingly control every aspect of rural America. The order’s mention of “nongovernmental organizations” (NGOs) should be disconcerting, as NGOs are unelected, often government-funded organizations that are key to Agenda 21. Executive Order 13575 asserts that the WHRC will “coordinate Federal efforts directed toward the growth and development of geographic regions that encompass both urban and rural areas, and identify and facilitate rural economic opportunities associated with energy development, outdoor recreation, and other conservation-related activities.” As observed by The Blaze, “When did outdoor recreation become a conservation-related activity?” So who will be heading these opportunistic efforts? The following is a list of members who will be serving on the new council, which will be headed by Tom Vilsack, the current Secretary of Agriculture:
(1) the Department of the Treasury; Timothy
Geithner
(2) the Department of Defense; Robert Gates
(3) the Department of Justice; Eric Holder
(4) the Department of the Interior; Ken
Salazar
(5) the Department of Commerce; Gary Locke
(6) the Department of Labor; Hilda Solis
(7) the Department of Health and Human Services;
Kathleen Sebelius
(8) the Department of Housing and Urban
Development; Shaun Donovan
(9) the Department of Transportation; Ray
LaHood
(10) the Department of Energy; Dr. Steven Chu
(11) the Department of Education; Arne Duncan
(12) the Department of Veterans Affairs; Eric
Shinseki
(13) the Department of Homeland Security; Janet
Napolitano
(14) the Environmental Protection Agency; Lisa
Jackson
(15) the Federal Communications Commission;
Michael Copps
(16) the Office of Management and Budget; Peter
Orszag
(17) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
John Holdren
(18) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
R. Gil Kerlikowske
(19) the Council of Economic Advisers; Austan
Goolsbee
(20) the Domestic Policy Council; Melody Barnes
(former VP at Center for American Progress)
(21) the National Economic Council; Gene B.
Sperling
(22) the Small Business Administration; Karen
Mills
(23) the Council on Environmental Quality; Nancy
Sutley
(24) the White House Office of Public Engagement
and Intergovernmental Affairs; Valerie Jarrett
(25) the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs;
and such other executive branch departments, agencies, and offices as the
President or Secretary of Agriculture may, from time to time, designate. Chris
Lu (or virtually anyone to be designated by the 24 people named above).
The Blaze says of the list, “It appears that not a single department
in the federal government has excluded from the new White House Rural Council,
and the wild card option in number 25 gives the president and the agricultural
secretary the option to designate anyone to serve on this powerful council.”Even more notable than the levels of power being achieved by the creation of this new council is the various connections to Agenda 21. For example, Valerie Jarrett served as a member on the board of the Local Initiatives Support Coalition (LISC), which uses the language of Agenda 21 and ICLEI [International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives] as their webpage descriptively explains the organization’s work to build “sustainable communities.” Likewise, Melody Barnes is the former Vice President of the George Soros-funded Center for American Progress. Soros is a prime advocate of Agenda 21 and in fact, his Open Society provided $2,147,415 to ICLEI. Additionally, Hilda Solis and Nancy Sutley, through their environmental endeavors, appear to be connected to Agenda 21. In 2000, Solis received an award for her work on “Environmental Justice.” Sutley served on the Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District and supported the low-flow toilets, which are now being revealed as costing more money and creating an odor problem in the city of San Francisco. Finally, the timing of the Executive Order is a bit suspicious, since the administration is meeting with a number of Agenda 21 operatives at the end of the month. ICLEI reports:
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA
(ICLEI USA) and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced the launch
of the National Press Club
Leadership Speaker Seriesto be held on June 28. The event’s inaugural keynote
speaker will be the Honorable Sha Zukang, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference
on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), whose keynote address, The Road to
Rio+20, will explain the role of key global and national stakeholders, and
the impact and vision of this historic conference.
Fortunately, Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the radical agenda
being pushed by the U.N. and supported by this government, and have hosted a
number of anti-ICLEI rallies this week, with more planned in the future. |
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Administration of Barack Obama, 2011
Executive Order 13575—Establishment of the White House Rural Council
June 9, 2011
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and in order to enhance Federal engagement with rural communities, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Sixteen percent of the American population lives in rural counties. Strong, sustainable rural communities are essential to winning the future and ensuring American competitiveness in the years ahead. These communities supply our food, fiber, and energy, safeguard our natural resources, and are essential in the development of science and innovation. Though rural communities face numerous challenges, they also present enormous economic potential. The Federal Government has an important role to play in order to expand access to the capital necessary for economic growth, promote innovation, improve access to health care and education, and expand outdoor recreational activities on public lands.
To enhance the Federal Government's efforts to address the needs of rural America, this order establishes a council to better coordinate Federal programs and maximize the impact of Federal investment to promote economic prosperity and quality of life in our rural communities.
Sec. 2. Establishment. There is established a White House Rural Council (Council).
Sec. 3. Membership. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall serve as the Chair of the Council, which shall also include the heads of the following executive branch departments, agencies, and offices:
(1) the Department of the Treasury;
(2) the Department of Defense;
(3) the Department of Justice;
(4) the Department of the Interior;
(5) the Department of Commerce;
(6) the Department of Labor;
(7) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(8) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(9) the Department of Transportation;
(10) the Department of Energy;
(11) the Department of Education;
(12) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(13) the Department of Homeland Security;
(14) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(15) the Federal Communications Commission;
(16) the Office of Management and Budget;
(17) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(18) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
(19) the Council of Economic Advisers;
(20) the Domestic Policy Council;
(21) the National Economic Council;
(22) the Small Business Administration;
(23) the Council on Environmental Quality;
(24) the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs;
(25) the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs; and such other executive branch departments, agencies, and offices as the President or the Secretary of Agriculture may, from time to time, designate.
(b) A member of the Council may designate, to perform the Council functions of the member, a senior-level official who is part of the member's department, agency, or office, and who is a full-time officer or employee of the Federal Government.
(c) The Department of Agriculture shall provide funding and administrative support for the Council to the extent permitted by law and within existing appropriations.
(d) The Council shall coordinate its policy development through the Domestic Policy Council and the National Economic Council.
Sec. 4. Mission and Function of the Council. The Council shall work across executive departments, agencies, and offices to coordinate development of policy recommendations to promote economic prosperity and quality of life in rural America, and shall coordinate my Administration's engagement with rural communities. The Council shall:
(a) make recommendations to the President, through the Director of the Domestic Policy Council and the Director of the National Economic Council, on streamlining and leveraging Federal investments in rural areas, where appropriate, to increase the impact of Federal dollars and create economic opportunities to improve the quality of life in rural America;
(b) coordinate and increase the effectiveness of Federal engagement with rural stakeholders, including agricultural organizations, small businesses, education and training institutions, health-care providers, telecommunications services providers, research and land grant institutions, law enforcement, State, local, and tribal governments, and nongovernmental organizations regarding the needs of rural America;
(c) coordinate Federal efforts directed toward the growth and development of geographic regions that encompass both urban and rural areas; and
(d) identify and facilitate rural economic opportunities associated with energy development, outdoor recreation, and other conservation related activities.
Sec. 5. General Provisions.
(a) The heads of executive departments and agencies shall assist and provide information to the Council, consistent with applicable law, as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Council. Each executive department and agency shall bear its own expense for participating in the Council.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
The White House,
June 9, 2011.
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., June 13, 2011]
NOTE: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on June 14.
Categories: Executive Orders : White House Rural Council, establishment.
Subjects: White House Office : Rural Council, White House.
DCPD Number: DCPD201100431.
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